Police are investigating after Gladiators big name Apollo was once reportedly burdened on set in Sheffield via a stalker.
The big name, actual identify Alex Grey, 33, was once additionally focused via the feminine stalker at house and when out assembly fanatics, in step with The Solar on Sunday.
South Yorkshire Police showed to BBC Information that they had been acutely aware of reviews of a person in his 30s “being subjected to stalking and harassment”.
“An investigation has been introduced and enquiries are ongoing,” the police added.
The BBC declined to remark, whilst Hungry Endure Media, who produces the display, has now not replied.
Grey, a former English former rugby union and American soccer participant, first seemed within the BBC reboot of the programme closing yr.
On Saturday, Grey instructed The Solar on Sunday: “There was once an incident. That is up to I will be able to say, till one thing comes of it and there is motion taken.
“Perhaps there will not be. I am nonetheless ready to listen to. The police are doing their factor.”
The newspaper reviews that the BBC and Hungry Endure Media organized for additonal safety across the Utilita Enviornment in Sheffield and outdoor the block of residences the place he remains throughout filming.
The 6ft 5in (1.96m) big name, from County Durham, just lately printed he ceaselessly will get stopped via fanatics however reveals the enjoy “in reality great”.
“The display is universally cherished via virtually everyone,” he mentioned.
First broadcast on ITV on 10 October 1992, Gladiators was once like not anything noticed prior to within the prime-time Saturday slot.
The Lycra-clad opponents, together with Wolf, Warrior, Shadow and Cobra, become family names, whilst contenders took on an onerous array of demanding situations.
The display ran at the community till 2000, prior to being resurrected via Sky between 2008 and 2009.
The BBC reboot in 2024 proved to be a scores hit, with new Gladiators together with Apollo, Sabre, Legend and Massive briefly turning into fan favourites.
Filming for the second one collection came about in Sheffield closing August, and the display returned to BBC One and iPlayer this weekend.
